Elementary Technology Literacy Guide (PDF) - K12 - Plano ISD ...

Using Paws in the Classroom
Paws in Typing Town, a network software program, includes sixteen lessons that
introduce all of the keys using the correct fingering. Some of these beginning lessons
are developmentally appropriate for students during the second semester of first
grade. This software program will continue to be used in the second and third grade
instructional programs.
Paws in Typing Town emphasizes technique first, then speed, and finally accuracy
while teaching:
• proper techniques of sitting correctly
• correct hand and finger position
• finding, placing, and maintaining correct home key position
• correct finger reach
• striking with the correct finger
• correct keystroking technique
Lessons
• 16 lessons with four modules each (Technique, Lesson, Arcade, and Journal)
• lessons follow sequence of review, new keys, practice, speed building
• taught in linear progression
• printable progress reports
Management Options
• assessment tools
• options for customizing lesson plans
• sound and delete key function
• game speed goals
• Lesson Completion Report
Plano ISD Elementary Technology Literacy Guide Page 24